Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Extending MOSS Solutions

In Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, there are many opportunities for you, as a developer, to extend the functionality of these features. By developing components and services, you can create specific custom solutions.

1. Custom Web parts that are specific to the business intelligence dashboards of your organization,
2. Components that extend the Analysis Services and Excel Services that are provided by Microsoft SQL Server and Office SharePoint Server 2007.

1. Create components, templates, and policies that are specific to the vertical industry of your organization, or to that of your customers.

In addition to extending and developing features for the four main areas, you can also develop custom workflows and configure other shared services that provide functionality for all types of solutions. For example, you can develop server-side InfoPath forms for data entry, and you can create specific extensions for the Single Sign-On service.